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MACHINERY PLANT & VEHICLES 27


European Commercial Vehicle


registrations rise


Figures released by Acea, E-Z Go to Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway Golf


Club has purchased a fleet of four E-Z-GO RXV golf cars from their local dealer Rickerby Ltd of Carlisle. These latest buggies from the world’s largest golf car manufacturer, replace the club’s previous LPG-powered fleet and will be used by members and the increasing number of visitors to the 128-year old club. Keith McCartney,


head


greenkeeper comments, “We moved over to electric, and to the RXV in particular, because they are more cost-effective and


Five for John Deere


easier to manage. The onboard chargers are a good idea and they have enabled us to put external charging sockets outside the Pro Shop without hardly any additional expense.


The


greenkeeping team make sure that they are clean and tidy and the Pro Shop staff are responsible for overnight charging and hire arrangements. It’s a system that suits us and works well”.


Ransomes Jacobsen Click here to request literature Zero per cent on 1500 Massey Ferguson’s Grounds


Care division is promoting a zero per cent retail finance scheme on all new MF 1500 Series compact tractors, covering the power band from 19hp to 46hp. Provided by AGCO Finance and running until 30 September 2010, the zero per


cent finance offer is available on up to 50 per cent of the recommended retail price of the selected MF 1500 Series tractor, together with any MF-branded accessories and options supplied with the tractor. Customers taking up the


offer are required to make two monthly payments in advance followed by 22 consecutive monthly payments, all at zero per cent interest.


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the European auto industry body, show 8.8% more new commercial vehicles registered in March than in the same month in 2009. This is the first registration


increase in almost two years. Vans were up 12.4% to 160,980 units while heavy trucks, over 16 tonnes, were down 15.9% to 14,087 units.


For all freight


vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, ie excluding buses and coaches, the total was 22,040 units, down 10.1%. The latest figures say, Acea,


fail to confirm a growth trend and the body feels that the volotile commercial market remains some way from stability.


lawn tractor,


John Deere’s five millionth from the X700


Ultimate range, recently rolled off the assembly line at the Horicon, Wisconsin factory in the United States. John Deere’s turf equipment


product marketing manager Henry Bredin added: “Since we started selling lawn tractors in


the UK and Ireland in 1986, a range of popular machines from the 455 to the current X Series models have all come out of this factory, and have been the backbone of our commercial mowing business.”


John Deere Click here to request literature


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